Following decades of relative unity Europe is once again seeing an intensification of
nationalism and illiberalism. "The past is never dead " wrote William Faulkner "it's not even
past." Like tectonic plates perceptions shift without us realizing it. Only when the resulting
tensions erupt do we notice the new reality. The soul of a country however reveals itself
along much longer time scales. In Fault Lines Jörg Colberg examines the origins and effects of
such processes in Hungary where the authoritarian transformation of state and society has been
underway for more than a decade without regard for losses.
